''Zauberberg'' (English: ''Magic Mountain'') is the second album by Wolfgang Voigt's

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project. It was first released on vinyl in December 1997 on the Mille Plateaux label, with a CD release following in February 1998. The album is named in reference to the

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/ref> It is the first Gas album to incorporate the forest imagery that would become a trademark of the project. Reviews generally cite ''Zauberberg'' as the darkest, most dissonant Gas release. The CD and vinyl pressings feature notable differences. The songs are re-ordered for the CD format, with several presented as extended versions. For ''Zauberberg'''s inclusion in the '' Nah und Fern'' boxed set, track 6 of the CD was replaced with an extended version of the same piece. Gas' second boxed set, ''

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'', features tracks 1, 3, 6 and 7 of the CD in extended format.

Track listing

Vinyl pressing

Compact disc pressing

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Track listing

Vinyl pressing

Compact disc pressing

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References

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Box A box (plural: boxes) is a container used for the storage or transportation of its contents. Most boxes have flat, parallel, rectangular sides. Boxes can be very small (like a matchbox) or very large (like a shipping box for furniture), and can ...
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